newbs, right?

[KABB44423]

WELCOME TO MFK

 

[fishfreak317]

they are getting big now

 

[itzshadow]

welcome to mfk! =)

 

[DrUgS]

Wow thats a ton of babies!!!

 

[Grimpatches14]

ya it is. heres some new pics of how their doing.
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[terminalMTS]

i know it is, i dont really know what happened because i cycle the water and ive had the tank up for like 5 years. every now and then the water gets cloudy, also im pretty sure that im not overfeeding them so ya. anyone ahve any ideas?

high nitrates + light left on too long = green water. do a couple 50% water changes with a day or two in between. then only leave your light on less than 6 hours a day. i had this problem before. i thought the fish needed the lights on. the lights are for you. they don't really need it. salt helps too. you can use aquarium or kosher salt at 1 tablespoon per 10 gallons of water. you can add as much as 1 teaspoon per gallon, but i do the former.

 

[Grimpatches14]

high nitrates + light left on too long = green water. do a couple 50% water changes with a day or two in between. then only leave your light on less than 6 hours a day. i had this problem before. i thought the fish needed the lights on. the lights are for you. they don't really need it. salt helps too. you can use aquarium or kosher salt at 1 tablespoon per 10 gallons of water. you can add as much as 1 teaspoon per gallon, but i do the former.

sweet, well the tank is cleared up, im not home most of the day, mostly in the morning and when i go to bed i i just leave it on while im gone, what about lighting for a planted aquarium??

 

[Aquaman_95]

Welcome to the forums! Nice fish you have! You could always order exotic fish.

 

[terminalMTS]

sweet, well the tank is cleared up, im not home most of the day, mostly in the morning and when i go to bed i i just leave it on while im gone, what about lighting for a planted aquarium??

i don't have plants. each plant has different light requirements so you will need to find out how much they need. old bulbs also help single cell algae grow. i turn on my light when get home from work and shut it off when i go to bed. about 6 hours a day. the plants should use up some of the nitrate, so as long as you do weekly water changes and only keep the light on long enough for the plants, you should be able to stay ahead of the algae. low light plants would make it easier. some only need 6 to 8 hours of light.

 

[Grimpatches14]

hey guys, well the tank got dirty again and im having a hell of a time clearing it up this time, but once its clear or clear enough ill post more pics of the babies